Thursday, 19 February 2015

*This is my 2nd post of the day, for my TIME OUT Challenges card click HERE*

Hey!

So a couple of the Design Team didn't receive their stamps in time for Uniko Studio's 3rd Birthday Blog Hop so now they have them we are putting on a mini hop to give you some more inspiration and also as a farewell to one of our DT members...N@Ali.

N@Ali has been an inspiration to everyone here at Uniko and we are sad to say farewell, sometimes life just gets in the way of crafty fun! All of us here wish you all the best in your future adventures and we hope life settles down for you.

Here are a couple of cards I have made using the February Release...

First a OL beauty using Balloon Bash and a sentiment from Simply Said Birthday. And I couldn't resist a Beautiful Blooms II card...

This one was inspired by Maile Belles and the trend of slicing through sentiments! Beautiful Blooms II was VERY popular and is currently sold out, we should have more in stock soon! There is still chance to get your hands on the other 3 sets released HERE! Be quick as stock is limited on these too.

Anyway, lets hop along to see what the other DT members taking part have created...

Anyway, it's challenge #25 over at TIME OUT Challenges and we are back to being inspired by words, the phrase for this fortnights challenge is...

Rock around the clock

What do these words inspire you to create? I was inspired by the word clock, which resulted in this card...

It's been a while since I inked up my very first 2 Uniko Studio clear stamp sets, Today, Tomorrow & Always Time and Extra Time, so it was nice to dust them off and give them some love! I used my two favourite clock faces and a trio of WPlus9 ink colours to create this card.

I was also inspired by the current Addicted to CAS challenge HERE whose cue word is MASK. As you can see I masked and stamped my clock faces down the right hand side of my card.

This fortnight we have a lovely guest designer joining us, Hazel, be sure to stop by Hazel's blog HERE to see how she was inspired by the photo and of course the FABulous TIME OUT Challenges Design Team...

For all the info and to link up your challenge be sure to stop by the TIME OUT Challenges blog. I look forward to seeing your creations :) I'll be back again later in the week with more to share & until then, thank you for stopping by today.

Such pretty stamps and inspirational cards! I love the elegance of both cards!

Congrats Ladies! Send me an email to beverley@unikostudio.com and I will send you your eGift Certificate code.

Ok, that's all from me today, but there are two posts coming your way tomorrow and a NEW Uniko Studio Challenge coming on Friday so be sure to pop by. Until then thank you to everyone who made our 3rd Birthday and Blog Hop a FABulous one!

Balloon Bash is what it is, a set for all occasions that you could have balloons for! It features two solid balloons, two types of string, a double bow, four confetti stamps, a mini balloon and a light reflection accent.

This set can be used easily on it's own, but it coordinates perfectly with all of Uniko Studio's sentiment stamps & the previously released Label Love: Birthday.

The next in the Simply Said series to be exact and a whole bunch of birthday sentiments in awesome modern fonts.

Ok, now all the formal introductions have been done, I have a selection of cards using the new sets...

For my first card I had to use Beautiful Blooms II and again the pink & grey colour combo! I went for a darker grey this time though. You can't quite see the sparkle of the leaves on the grey card base, but I used Versamark Dazzle ink to stamp them. The layered flower is also sparkly due to the good coating of Wink Of Stella I put on it!

Next I decided to make a sparkly, colourful confetti / balloon card. Even though I have added pink stars I think this is a fairly masculine card.

That's all I had time to make in time for release day, but as tradition holds we have our release day blog hop, simply visit & comment along the hop by Wednesday 18th February, to be in the chance of winning the ENTIRE release! If you have already purchased any or all of the release a refund will be given. As it is our 3rd Birthday I will also be giving away two more prizes of £10 eGift Certificates.

Don't forget to check the WINNERS post HERE to see if you are a Mystery Prize Winner!

THANK YOU so much for stopping by today & joining in on all the fun and also for all the visits, comments and support over the last few days with Sneak Peeks & Introducing posts. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as me!All the new products are available HERE on the website & DON'T FORGET if you order today & spend £15 or more it is FREE Worldwide Shipping. Simply use the code FREESHIPPING during checkout if your order qualifies. If you forget I & you qualify I will refund your postage.

Before we get to the February Reveal, Release & GIVEAWAY I have some randomly selected lucky winners...

For following on Facebook: Taunya Jones Butler has won the NEW Classic Numbers clear stamp set

For becoming a follower on the blog: Teresa Gregory has won a £5 eGift Certificate

For commenting on the Introduction posts: Vinita Jain has won a £5 eGift Certificate

For commenting on the Introduction posts: Rahmat has won the NEW Simply Said Birthday clear stamp set

Congrats to ALL the winners, send me an email to beverley@unikostudio.com along with your mailing address if you've won a stamp set and if you've won a Gift Certificate I will email you back with your code.

If you didn't win this time there is 3 GIVEAWAY's up for grabs on the Release & Reveal Post coming at 9am GMT (UK time).

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

I'm super happy you have popped by the blog today & thank you for all your lovely comments yesterday. It makes me happy to read you like the look of Beautiful Blooms II :)

Today myself and the awesome DT are introducing the fourth and last of the mini sets being released this month. All of the sets being released will be available HERE on February 11th at 9am GMT.

This is the little sneak peek of the set incase you missed it the other day...

This set is the perfect mini sentiment set to accompany not only your Uniko Studio stamps, but other companies products. It was something lacking in the Uniko line up but now it's here on hand for all those birthday creations.

Lets see a couple in action...

This first card uses the Happy Birthday in my current favourite font! I've simply paired it with the bloom from Flower Power #2.

This next card uses two of the sentiments in the set...

This time I created a more masculine birthday card. I simply repeat stamped the HAPPY on a sheet of white card and accented it with some colourful dot confetti from Balloon Bash. I then adhered it at an angle. A simple HAPPY BIRTHDAY in the lower right accented with silver pearls finished it off.

Ok, that's all from me today, but how about some inspiration from the FABulous Design Team, I know they will leave you feeling inspired about this set!

Can you believe it's release day tomorrow?! It's sure come round quick for me, Lol! All the products will be available to purchase at 9am GMT on the website :)

Release Schedule:

Sneak PeeksHERE & HERE - These little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing... 7th - 10th February Here you'll get to see the soon to be released products in action here on the blog.

Release Day! Wednesday 11th February you will get to see all the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As tradition holds there will be a Design Team Blog Hop with a chance for a lucky person to win the ENTIRE release, plus a some extra giveaways as it is our birthday after all! We will also have FREE Worldwide Shipping on orders OVER £15 for those who purchase on release day :)

Now, you won't want to miss out on any of the fun from the 5th - 10th February as I will be drawing totally random winners for mystery prizes. I'm not giving any hints as to the prizes or their value, you'll just have to join in on the fun!

Places to join in on the fun & possibly win a prize are by commenting along the way on the Uniko Studio Blog, DT & Guest Design Team Blogs, liking the Uniko Studio Facebook Page, following on Twitter and Pinterest!

Phew! That's all from me today, I sure hope you will pop back tomorrow for the full reveal, release & Design Team Blog Hop. Oh AND a GIVEAWAY! Until then, thank you for stopping by today :)

Monday, 9 February 2015

I'm super happy you have popped by the blog today & thank you for all your lovely comments yesterday. It makes me happy to read you like the look of Classic Numbers :)

Today myself and the awesome DT are introducing the third of the four mini sets being released this month. All of the sets being released will be available HERE on February 11th at 9am GMT.

This is the little sneak peek of the set incase you missed it the other day...

I think this has to be my favourite of the release and if you loved Beautiful Blooms I or any of the Uniko Studio floral sets, then I think you will love this set too!

Anyway, how about a couple of projects using the set...

Some of you may have seen this card already, as it is the card I made for my guest appearance over at "Less is More"HERE on Saturday for their 4th Birthday celebrations. Which reminds me to tell you to join in on the fun over there! There are lots of prizes up for grabs including one from Uniko Studio :)

The challenge is a colour challenge, which is to use pink & grey. I love the pink and grey colour scheme and I couldn't help but reach for this set. I've paired it with Background Builders: Round In Circles (which will be back in stock at the end of the month).

I've another card to share using this set and a sentiment from the set we are introducing tomorrow.

Another CAS card, this time I added some turquoise into the grey & pink mix! Another of the sentiments from the set being introduced tomorrow too. Ok, that's all from me today, but how about some inspiration from the FABulous Design Team, I know they will leave you feeling inspired about this set!

If you missed the first two product introductions you can catch up HERE & HERE.

Release Schedule:

Sneak PeeksHERE & HERE - These little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing... 7th - 10th February Here you'll get to see the soon to be released products in action here on the blog.

Release Day! Wednesday 11th February you will get to see all the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As tradition holds there will be a Design Team Blog Hop with a chance for a lucky person to win the ENTIRE release, plus a some extra giveaways as it is our birthday after all! We will also have FREE Worldwide Shipping on orders OVER £15 for those who purchase on release day :)

Now, you won't want to miss out on any of the fun from the 5th - 10th February as I will be drawing totally random winners for mystery prizes. I'm not giving any hints as to the prizes or their value, you'll just have to join in on the fun!

Places to join in on the fun & possibly win a prize are by commenting along the way on the Uniko Studio Blog, DT & Guest Design Team Blogs, liking the Uniko Studio Facebook Page, following on Twitter and Pinterest!

Phew! That's all from me today, I sure hope you will pop back tomorrow for the next product introduction, it's a good one! Until then, thank you for stopping by today :)